For the fourth time, the Before project team met for an international partners meeting in September. This time, ENSE hosted the guests in the beautiful city of Cologne, Germany, for two days.

On the first day, the project members discussed the latest outcomes of the international quantitative surveys. Afterwards, the content development for the online course on anti-bullying education for coaches was developed.

On day two, different dissemination options as well as the next steps of the online course on Anti-Bullying Education for sport coaches were discussed.

Dankeschön to all partners from Ireland, Spain and Sweden. Next year, the project team is heading to Spain!

Last week, the Erasmus+ funded Sport and Social Cohesion Lab (SSCL) was able to meet for the fifth, and last time, in Cologne, Germany. One main goal of the three-year SSCL project is to support the implementation of a highly-participatory Living Lab approach within five sport for social cohesion programmes in four different European countries. 

By implementing the approach, the SSCL project aims to increase social cohesion and support practitioners in delivering high-quality sport for social cohesion programmes.

The final project meeting was organised by the German Sport University (GSU). The partners met for two days and shared their latest experiences implementing this Living Lab approach within their sport-based programming. On the first day, the main objectives of the meeting were to finalize the SSCL Toolkit to support future sport-based Living Labs as well as to discuss the final steps of the project. On the second day, the project partners were invited to an interactive event with GSU students, discussing the chances and challenges of Living Labs across Europe. Thank you to everyone involved in this three-year journey and the hospitality of GSU this time!

We are still calling on organisations, practitioners and academics to share their experiences and insights on adopting participatory approaches (e.g. participatory action research, co-production, Living Labs) within their programmes. The call for articles can be found on sportanddev.org

More than 70 participants and presenters from all over Europe joined the 16th European Network of Sport Education Forum in Rome, Italy, on the 21st and 22nd of September 2023. Researchers, practitioners and students met at the University of Rome, “Foro Italico” to discuss issues related to the theme Sport Education for Sustainable Development: The Euro-Med Perspective.

The Forum offered a space of reflection and discussion on the current societal and educational challenges facing Europe and the broader Mediterranean Basin. A specific focus was set on the role of sport education in a transitioning world and how to tackle issues such as social cohesion and intercultural dialogue, sustainability, coach education, physical education, and digital education in sport.

The forum included over 30 presentations, panel discussions, a book presentations as well as a documentary film. The participants generated knowledge and created recommendations that will help both researchers and practitioners alike on the several issues. More than 35 speakers showcased their current research projects and discussed current societal challenges in regard to European sport and sport education.

In a panel discussion, Karen Petry (German Sport University Cologne) and Johan de Jong (Hanze University of Applied Sciences) discussed their book "Education in Sport and Physical Activity - Future Directions and Global Perspectives" and examined international perspectives on education in sport coaching, sport management, PE teacher training, physical activity and health promotion together with the co-authors Thomas Skovgaard (University of Southern Denmark), Ladislav Petrovic (ICCE Sport Coahing Europe) and Louis Moustakas (ENSE).

On the second day, the participants had the chance to watch the documentary film “Refugee Girls” together with the director, Leonardo Cinieri, and Robina Hajizada, one of the three characters. The movie shows the life of three girls and tries to capture the difficulties, traces of the past, cultural differences and above all the new opportunities that Europe is offering to refugee students.

The after movie of the two days can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EUZrbW5EMQ&feature=youtu.be

We would like to express our thanks to all the presenters, participants and the volunteers from “Foro Italico” for making the ENSE Forum possible.

We are already looking forward to the next ENSE Forum in 2025.

Source: Fabrizio Aversa, Audiovisual and Multimedia Office, University of Rome Foro Italico

The full programme of the 16th ENSE Forum 2023 is now available online!

The ENSE Forum offers key note presentations, round tables as well as interactive discussions.

The Forum is taking place in Rome, Italy, on the 21st and 22nd of September 2023 under the theme Sport Education for Sustainable Development: The Euro-Med Perspective.

To participate in the ENSE Forum 2023 in Rome, an online registration is necessary. The registration can be found here: https://ense2023.deskonline.info/login.

We are thrilled to announce the two-days program and are looking forward to welcome speakers and participants in Rome next week!

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